News from the Irish Wind Farmers’ Association (IWFA) on 3rd March 2025

Stories from Ireland
Wexford wind farm given planning permission to operate for a further 20 yearsRWE opens new Ireland office
Market & Regulation
SEM: SEM-25-009 Invite to Industry Forum hosted by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, Utility Regulator, EirGrid and SONI: Future SEM Multi-Year Markets PlanSEM: CMC Modifications Workshop 42 TimetableSEM: Terms of Reference for Year 6 Market Audit Decision PaperSEM; Future Arrangements for System Services – DASSA Volume Forecasting Methodology Decision PaperSEM: SEM PLEXOS Model Validation (2024-2032) and Backcast ReportEirGrid: Major milestone reached on Celtic Interconnector project
International Stories
Bute Energy picks Terra Firma for Tywen Hywel surveys106MW Limekiln wind farm now operationalRed Rock inks PPA for BenbrackVattenfall gets nod for Ourack wind farmBayWa r.e. to service Greencoat UK Wind projectsUK sees 4% drop in carbon emissions as gas and coal use declinesUK power giant SSE appoints new chief executiveNordex wins 40MW German orderVerbund signs Spanish PPAEnercon installs 7MW prototypeVestas secures German, US deals to end Q1Nordex wins 472MW double from OX2 in FinlandVestas wins 50MW order in ItalyIlmatar agrees sale of Finnish wind farmEolus, Hydro Rein complete 260MW Swedish wind farmVindr to develop 600MW Latvian wind farmsEuropean Energy exits 6 Polish wind projectsSchroders Greencoat joins with Repsol on Spanish portfolioVestas secures 62MW Germany orderQualitas Energy acquires two German wind farmsGermany awards 4GW capacity in onshore wind tenderSUSI sells 95MW Swedish wind farm to EquinorWorld’s most powerful wind turbine completed by Siemens GamesaNordex picks up 750MW Turkish orderRenewables sector analysing Trump tariffsTotalEnergies acquires 800MW pipeline from RESKK Wind opens US wind farmGoldwind progresses 450MW Oz wind projectJapanese wind farm starts operationRenova partners with Shoreline Wind to overcome complex challenges of onshore wind in Japan and the PhilippinesAbukuma onshore wind farm commences commercial operationsKDDI and J-POWER ink deal for second onshore wind farm